Protective hood



R. B. DRUMMOND PROTECTIVE HOOD Jan. 20, 1959 Filed May 17, 1-956 6Bow/11.0 .3. ,DeuMMaA/p,

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United States Patent PROTECTIVE HOOD Ronald B. Drummond, CapistranoBeach, Calif. Application May 17, 1956, Serial No. 585,560

1 Claim. (Cl. 2-4) The present invention relates generally to the fieldof sporting accessories, and more particularly to a pliable protectivehood, which when disposed over the head and shoulders, afiordsprotection from mosquitoes, insects, and other pests.

The primary purpose in devising the present inven tion is to provide apliable, lightweight protective hood whichrnay be worn'withoutdiscomfort during the day as well as when sleeping, and one which is notuncomfoitable 'in hot weather due to the large screened area embodiedtherein that permits circulation about the face, head and shoulders, yetprovides protection in these areas from flying insects and other pests.

Other objects of the invention is to provide a washable, protective hoodthat permits full vision by the wearer, protects the back of the neckfrom sunburn,

- can be folded and carried in a pocket, may be worn with or without ahat or cap, and with the lower por-, tion of the hood being adapted tobe tucked within the upper confines of a shirt or jacket or outsidethereof at the option of the wearer, as well as permitting the wearer tosmoke.

Yet another object of the invention is to provide a protective hood ofan extremely simple structure that requires no elaborate plantfacilities for its production, can be fabricated from standardcommercially available materials, and be retailed at a sufficiently lowprice as to encourage widespread acceptance thereof by sportsmen, beekeepers, and others as protection against flying insects and otherpests.

These and other objects and advantages of the invention will becomeapparent from the following description of a preferred form thereof whentaken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings illustrating thatform in which:

Figure 1 is a front perspective view of the invention shown mounted in aprotective position on the wearer;

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the device disposed on thewearer;

Figure 3 is a front elevational view of the device in a collapsedposition;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary vertical cross-sectional view of thedeviceshowing the upper seam construction taken on line 4-4 of Figure 3;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary horizontal cross-sectional view of a seamportion of the device taken on line 55 of Figure 3;

Figure 6 is a fragmentary vertical cross-sectional view of the devicetaken on line 6-6 of Figure 3;

Figure 7 is a fragmentary elevational view of the lower portion of thedevice showing the flap construction in detail; and

Figure 8 is a fragmentary perspective view of a portion of theprotective screen showing an access opening to permit smoking by thewearer.

Referring now to the drawings for the general arrangement of theinvention, it will be seen to comprise a front piece A and rear piece Bwhich are joined at ice 2 the curved tops thereof and partially alongthe sides by a seam C, as may best be seen in Figures 1 and 2.

The front piece A, as best shown in Figures 2 and 3, is formed in threesections with an intermediately disposed rectangular deformable screen Dconstituting the center section. Screen D is sufficiently long andpossesses sufficientrigidity that it can bow outwardly without bucklingas shown in Figure 2. The top section B is fabricated of a clothmaterial, such as a washable poplin, or the like, which extends upwardlyfrom the screen D to terminate in a curved edge 10, and the lowersection F of the same cloth material is of a generally rectangular shapethat depends from the lower edge of the screen to serve as a loose flap,the purpose of which will hereinafter be explained.

The rear portion B, as may be seen in the collapsed view of the deviceshown in Figure 3, is of the same over-all shape and size as front pieceA but is preferably formed of a single piece of cloth material of thesame type used in the fabrication of the front piece A, with the lowersection G thereof which acts as a flap being generally rectangular inshape and freely movable relative to the flap F.

Seam C (Figures 1 and 2) extends from a point 12 on one side to a point14 on the other, which points are disposed slightly below the lower edgeof screen D. The flaps F and G below points 12 and 14 are not joinedtogether, but are free relative to one another and fit over theshoulders of the wearer as shown in Figure 1. The edges of flaps F and Gare finished in hems 18 and 20 to prevent tearing or fraying thereof.Seam C is preferably formed by bringing edge portions 20 and 22 of frontpiece A and rear piece B, respectively, into contact with one another,and binding same with bias tape 24 sewn onto these edge portions forreinforcing purposes in the manner shown in detail in Figure 4. Thescreen D is preferably afiixed to the upper section B, flap F and therear piece B by a felled seam construction as shown in detail in Figures5 and 6.

The hood construction as above described may be collapsed into asubstantially flat shape (Figure 3) and is sufliciently long for it toassume the curved configuration shown in Figures 1 and 2 when the hoodis disposed in a protective position on the wearer W. It will beparticularly noted that while the screen D is suificiently resilient toassume such curvature whereby the device may be worn comfortably whenthe wearer is sleeping, the screen also has sufficient structuralrigidity to hold the upper portion of hood partially away from the headto allow for circulation of air within the con fines thereof. The heightof the upper portion of the invention relative to the upper portion ofthe head of the wearer W is, of course, dependent upon the height of thescreen relative to the points 12 and 14 which rest on the wearersshoulders.

The two flaps F and G are shown in Figure l as depending down over thechest and back of the wearer and over his clothing. However, should itbe desired, these flaps can be tucked within the neck portion of theshirt or jacket being worn (not shown), with the flaps occupyingrelatively the same position as shown in Figure 1. Although fromexperience it has been found that the material defining the flaps F andG is sufiiciently heavy as to cause them to at all times occupy theproper depending position as shown in Figure 1, it may be desirableunder certain circumstances to provide a drawstring 251: that isslidably mounted in slits 25 formed in the device above the flaps F andG but under the screen D. When tightened, the drawstring, of course,draws the lower portion of the invention into snug engagement with theneck of the wearer. The use of the drawstring eliminates any possibilityof insects entering the confines of the hood when the wearer is in astooped position, whereby one of the 'fiaps may temporarily expose theneck portion.

As a modification .of the invention, an opening 26 may be formed in thescreen in which a cigarette, cigar or pipe may be disposed for smokingwhen the hood is in a protective position on the wearer 'W. Two stripsof a sheet material 28 such as adhesive tape are affixed to the surfaceof the screen D, in which strip openings 28a are formed that are inalignment with the opening 26. The strips 28 serve to reinforce thescreen area around the opening 26 to prevent fraying or breakingthereof.

The use and operation of the invention has previously been described indetail and need not be repeated herein.

Although the protective hood herein shown and described is fully capableof achieving the objects and providing the advantages hereinbeforementioned, it is to be understood that it is merely illustrative of thepresently preferred embodiment thereof and that I do not mean to belimited to the details of construction herein shown and described otherthan as defined in the appended claim.

I claim:

A full vision head protective device capable of being worn' and slept.in that envelops at least the head of the wearer with a substantialportion thereof being out of contact therewith, including: a one-piecerear cloth section defined by a first upper portion having a convexcurved upper edge, and a lower portion that flares outwa-rdly to serveas a first protective flap; a three-piece forward section comprising asecond upper cloth portion having a convex curved upper edge, a lowerportion that flares outwardly to serve as a second protective flap, anda resilient pest impervious screen intermediately disposed between saidsecond upper portion and said second flap; a reinforced seam ofappreciable rigidity joining the adjacent edges of said first and secondupper portions; and means bonding the side edges of said screen to thecomplementary side edges of said first upper portion, with the rigidityof said seam and the resiliency and length of said screen cooperating toinduce and sustain at least a part of the upper portion of said firstand second sections out of contact with the wearers head and the entirescreen out of contact with the face.

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